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Bossypants
If you haven't bought Tina Fey's new #1 bestselling book yet, don't wait! As soon as I read the NYTimes review a couple of weeks ago I placed my order (I know, very old-fashioned) and waited for the Wells Fargo wagon to deliver it. I was not disappointed. I read...
Where Inspiration Dwells
I'm in Washington, DC attending the Smithsonian Craft Show, a mecca event for this country's artists. One of my clients is exhibiting here for the first time, and I came to see her and her new work. Liz Alpert Fay, textile artist extraordinaire, designed an elegant...
Super Intern Networking
What business owner wouldn't feel blessed to have 20 ready-to-work-for-you 20-somethings lining up for face time? That was the premise of an event I attended on Monday night at BeSpoke restaurant in New Haven--an elegant venue with excellent service. Brilliantly...
Compare and Despair
In addition to baseball, another national pastime that I'm keenly aware of is comparing ourselves to others. Or, more particularly, comparing our entrepreneurial successes (or lack thereof) to others. It's actually the 'lack thereof' I specifically want to...
Borrowing from the Big Guys
I had to bring my car in for its 5000 mile service check-up this morning. Although blogging was on my schedule today, I never expected to find inspiration at my car dealership. But there it was. Right on the keyboard of my service guy. His script! I remember the...
Will You Wait Till Dawn?
One of my clients is in that long, dark hallway that seems to lengthen and dim as a huge deadline draws near. She has been relentlessly working toward her vision. Opening day is soon. Her gremlins have formed choruses and are serenading her hourly. "She" is...
Who Said That?
I heard a friend quoting Dr. Phil this morning. She said he said that we teach people how to treat us. I offered my recollection that it was Eleanor Roosevelt who got there first with that wisdom. Which led me, once back in my office, to a search of quotes by...
I Did What I Could
Over 600 women attended the Hearts of Hope Women's Benefit event that Linda Hunt (second from right) invited me to last week. The model for the Bridgeport Rescue Mission fund-raiser is to inspire women to become table hostesses and allow them to fill the room with...
Linda Hunt’s Philanthropic Work
I received a beautiful invitation in the mail last month for an event I'll be attending tomorrow night, March 31. The pink sticky note on the outside of it was from Linda Hunt, a current client in my Mastermind Group. It read, "Jane, this is a wonderful event I...
$20 Tuition
At what point do you quit the chase? I deposited a check without an envelope in early March via the automatic device that scans them and produces an image of the deposited entry. The $20 check was a Western Union money order and was read by the scanner as $200....
What I Learned from Brian Tracy
While I did skip a few classes at InfusionCon, I made sure to be in a front row seat for Brian Tracy's afternoon keynote on Wednesday. He's a hero of mine. I listened to his audio programs (on tape!) repeatedly when I was sitting in my art studio for hours on end...
In Over My Head
I'm in Phoenix, AZ attending InfusionCon, the conference for users of Infusionsoft.com programming. There's a very sophisticated, tech-savvy population of marketers here who seem to be using the program phenomenally well judging by the enthusiasm level and results...
Best Customers
In my WBDC Fast Trac Growth Venture course this past Saturday the discussion focused on what market segment brings in the most revenue. One student's report carefully illustrated how eight customers brought in the bulk of their company's revenues. Most people in...
Different Take-Aways
Lots of thoughts streamed through my head as I put together folders for my newest Mastermind Group that started Wednesday night. I got a kick out of how my marketing materials have evolved over the years. I love how I'm able to put a branded label through my...
Do You Know Your Life’s Purpose? Harriette Does!
During the final session of my winter Mastermind Group, I had participants close their eyes as I read three visualizations. We then debriefed each woman's to establish a Life Purpose statement. Here's what happened with Harriette Trevino, co-owner of Bull's Head...